BILLY SUNDAY

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BILLY SUNDAY

• By Shante Clark and Shawnteona Lewis

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BACKGROUND

• (1862-1935) was an American Evangelist, born in
  Iowa.
• A professional baseball player in the National
  League for Chicago White Sox and preacher.
• In 1888, he traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• In 1889, his daughter Helen Sunday was born
• Sets a record of 90 bases stolen in 116 games in
  1891.

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BACKGROUND/EARLY LIFE

• In 1891, he left baseball to enter full-time
  Christian work. He takes a secretary religious
  department job at YMCA.
• He became a preacher in 1896. Preached to
  millions and led three hundred thousand men and
  women to faith in Christ.
• In 1897, he hold his first revival meeting and
  nearly 100 people accept Christ during the week
  of meetings.

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BELIEFS

• That liquors influence is degrading on the
  individual, family, politics and business.
• He believed that it was best to simplify
  traditional Christian teachings in an effort to
  appeal to the less educated.
• He believed that being a Christian meant someone
  coming to god as a lost sinner, accepted Jesus
  and their personal savior, surrenders to him and
  confesses to him while pleasing him everyday.

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BELIEFS

• He also believed that there were 7 things in
  making a success of the Christian Life.
• 1. Study the Bible
• 2. Pray much
• 3. Win someone for Christ
• 4. Shun evil companions.
• 5. Join Some Church
• 6. Give to the support of the Lords Work
• 7. Do not become discouraged

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BELIEFS

• He believed that his teachings should be on what
  was of great concern to the world today and the
  ways that people are sinning against God.
• His teachings were heavily based on the moral
  evils of the day alcohol, gambling, socialism,
  political corruption, etc.

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• Sunday and wife Helen leaving New York where the
  evangelist preached a sermon to select four
  hundred.
• He wants to do away with liquor. He is against
  sin and fought for what he believed in. He
  traveled from town to town, holding meetings in
  wooden tabernacles condemning liquor, birth
  control and other sins.

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IMPACT ON HISTORY

• He was recognized for his determined contribution
  to passing the Prohibition Amendment and
  promoting the sale of war bonds during World War
  I.

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CONCLUSION

• He feels that the Gospel is open to all, even the
  worst sinner has the right.
• He fought a good fight and finished his course.
  He kept his faith in God and will be saved. He
  did what he was commissioned to do and died a
  respectable man.